My habit of finding companies that come in pairs is running true to form, although I think this could be the longest period between matching up the pairs. More than a year ago, I profiled Rayonier, a timber company that produces forest products and that got to take advantage of the black liquor tax credit, […]
As my loyal readers will know, I have been following Windstream (WIN), a phone company focusing on rural areas, for some time. Over the last couple of years, it has made a number of acquisitions in order to facilitate its strategy of expanding high speed internet and business services in order to offset losses of […]
At the beginning of this week I posted a review of some of my recommendations, citing Chiquita Brands (CQB) as an attractive purchase that never went anywhere, and Coinstar (CSTR) as a compelling short idea that had dramatically gone against me on a wave of optimism. Imagine my surprise to see Chiquita Brands up over […]
Many of you may have no doubt noticed that my approach to investing is largely quantitative, concerned with free cash flow yields, interest coverage ratios, the gap between depreciation and capital expenditure, net working capital position, and other financial vital statistics. This should not be surprising; I take the position that corporations are machines that […]
So, my loyal readers who have been keeping count will know that this to be my 100th post. I thought I would celebrate this exciting occasion with a review of how some of my recommendations have worked out. I know hindsight makes everything look more certain than it was, but it is definitely a useful […]
A new year is upon us, and with it, a new set of investing opportunities. Actually, most of them are the same opportunities that existed last year, but the prices have changed and that makes all the difference. Actually, I have been noticing lately that I have been finding fewer attractive opportunities, as a result […]